I received a ticket for the above titled offense. The statute is 257.653A. I was on a 3 lane highway traveling eastbound and there was a state trooper with lights on, on the right hand shoulder of the road with a car pulled over. I passed this trooper while traveling in the right hand lane of the 3 lane highway. I did not attempt to pull into the center lane while passing the trooper because I did not know that this was the law in Michigan. The trooper also told me that he had clocked me at 75 mph in a 70 mph zone. He only wrote me for the titled offense and there is no commentary notated on the ticket about what speed I was traveling at. His notation is as follows :
1M R/L REAR ANT 7 ADM 70 2151 ON STOP ALL EQUIP ON LIGHT TRF. I really don't know if I could have merged left because I never really considered doing so. Briefly, I was ignorant of the law and had no intention of breaking it had I known it. My driving record is free from any offense in the last 5 years and I'm wondering a couple of things. 1. Do I need an attorney since this is a misdemeanor ? 2. Do I have any reasonable defense in order to reduce or have this ticket thrown out by a judge ? 3.What should I say or do at my arraignment ?
1M R/L REAR ANT 7 ADM 70 2151 ON STOP ALL EQUIP ON LIGHT TRF. I really don't know if I could have merged left because I never really considered doing so. Briefly, I was ignorant of the law and had no intention of breaking it had I known it. My driving record is free from any offense in the last 5 years and I'm wondering a couple of things. 1. Do I need an attorney since this is a misdemeanor ? 2. Do I have any reasonable defense in order to reduce or have this ticket thrown out by a judge ? 3.What should I say or do at my arraignment ?